Forward vs Foreword
Got a spelling lesson today. I’d never realized that the front matter of a book, the introductory pitch, written by some famous or inspirational person to get you to read what’s coming, is not a “forward” but a “foreword.” It’s not a ready-set-go. It’s a word that goes before. A preparation for what’s coming. It […]
Is wall maintenance worth the cost?
It takes a lot of energy to maintain a barricade. You’ve got to keep reinforcing the mortar, keep patching the holes, keep building it higher and deeper and wider. Maybe if you camouflage it with some greenery and shrubs, people won’t notice it and they’ll stop trying to get through it. Maybe they’ll leave you […]
The Christmas Caterpillar
On Christmas day, I rescued a caterpillar. He (or she) was crawling slowly across my family room carpet. What in the world? In December? It’s freezing outside! Shouldn’t you be somewhere south where it’s warm? And what do butterflies do in the winter? I couldn’t bear to put it outside, certain it would meet a […]
Looking at life through reading glasses
Opened the front door to let the dog in and I took a deep breath of the fresh air. Ahhh. Just look at… Ugh. I forgot I had my reading glasses on. The distance is a muddle of light and color. One thing indistinguishable from another. But up close, now that I can see clear as […]
The OMG Moment of Epiphany
Have you ever had one of those moments? When you got THE news you had been waiting for? THE opportunity you had worked long and hard toward? THE break of a lifetime? I have recently, and it caught me totally by surprise. It’s the oddest thing. You believed in the promise, but now that you’re […]
What is a Kinesthetic Christian, please?
How do you describe who you are? What you do…okay. Where you came from, where you live, what you produce, who’s in your family…all okay. But who you are gets to the root of things. It forces you to assess the why and the how and to reflect on what makes you tick and what […]
The high fly ball of Inspiration
The deadline for the Lenten Devotional looms. The editors are EXPECTing my submission. But inspiration just won’t come. That’s the thing about inspiration…you just can’t force it. In fact, the harder I try, the less of it I seem to have. Still, it doesn’t seem right to just sit here. Waiting. As if a lightning […]
Born to Cheat
Photo credit: Roger May I always look for the shortcut. You know, the easy way. The way around. Why would I bother taking the long road when there is a perfectly good way to cut the corner that would make it so much easier? And quicker. I am just being efficient here. Blazing a new […]
Starting at the Finish is Cheating
Pardon me, dear friends of the Kinesthetic Christian. I have been traveling with my family and then came home to a whirlwind of preparation for a call scheduled with a book publisher. He is interested. I fear I must shift my time a bit from the regular KC posting. This is hard because I love […]
Waiting Tables was His Mission
“The Berlins don’t go on vacations, they go on mission trips.” So said my daughter of her friend’s family. He is a Pastor and his family serves. My family, on the other hand, goes on vacations. I admit, I feel a bit guilty about this. There I sit in the multi-level restaurant, peering out over […]